"Baby Doll," based on Tennessee Williams' play, follows Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden), a failing cotton gin owner who marries Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), a 19-year-old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day they are supposed to marry, he is interrupted by business rival Silva Vacarro (Eli Wallach), who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
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"Baby Doll," based on Tennessee Williams' play, follows Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden), a failing cotton gin owner who marries Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), a 19-year-old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day they are supposed to marry, he is interrupted by business rival Silva Vacarro (Eli Wallach), who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
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